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Second Childhood

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Second Childhood
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 1976
RecordedA&R Recording, New York City
Genre
Length40:24
LabelColumbia
ProducerPhil Ramone
Phoebe Snow chronology
Phoebe Snow
(1974)
Second Childhood
(1976)
It Looks Like Snow
(1976)

Second Childhood is the second album by the singer and songwriter Phoebe Snow, released in 1976.[2] Second Childhood was certified gold by the RIAA on July 9, 1976.[3]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Christgau's Record GuideB[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[1]

In a retrospective review for AllMusic, critic William Ruhlmann called the album "a classy job on which Snow contributed seven originals and displayed her versatility on covers ranging from Motown to Gershwin."[4] Robert Christgau wrote of the album: "I'm pleased to report that her trademark melismatic quaver hasn't degenerated into a gimmick, and I acknowledge that this is a good record of its type. I just have my doubts about how good a jazz-folk mood-music record can be."[5]

Track listing

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All songs by Phoebe Snow, except where noted

  1. "Two Fisted Love" - 4:03
  2. "Cash In" - 5:44
  3. "Inspired Insanity" - 3:56
  4. "No Regrets" (Harry Tobias, Roy Ingraham) - 2:58
  5. "Sweet Disposition" - 4:04
  6. "All Over" - 3:29
  7. "Isn't It a Shame" - 3:56
  8. "Going Down for the Third Time" (Holland–Dozier–Holland) - 2:33
  9. "Pre-Dawn Imagination" - 3:28
  10. "There's a Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon for New York" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) - 5:27

Personnel

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Production

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  • Producer – Phil Ramone
  • Engineers – Glenn Berger and Phil Ramone
  • Assistant Engineers – Vicky Fabry and David Smith
  • Design – Ed Lee
  • Photography – Frank Laffitte
  • Handwriting – Robert Biro and Andy Engel

Charts

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Chart (1976) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] 71
United States (Pop Albums) 13

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[7] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ a b Coleman, Mark; Sarig, Roni (2004). "Phoebe Snow". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 756. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  2. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 651–652.
  3. ^ "Gold and Platinum Awards". RIAA. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  4. ^ a b Ruhlmann, William. "Second Childhood > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  5. ^ a b Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: S". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 12, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  6. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 280. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  7. ^ "American album certifications – Phoebe Snow – Second Childhood". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 3 January 2019.